Asia Pacific

In 2013, China manufactured 109,800 sets of packaging equipment, up 13.46% year on year, generating total revenue of RMB27.095 billion (US$4.44 billion), a jump...

In the first nine months of 2014 Givaudan recorded sales of CHF 3,313 million (US$3,460.45 million), an increase of 4.5% on a like-for-like basis...

Many food, beverage and primary processors in the Asia-Pacific region have traditionally viewed their wastewater primarily as a problem that has to be solved...

Clariant says it plans to acquire Chinese packaging specialist Vitapac. Founded in 1992, Vitapac develops and manufactures protective packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical, neutraceutical, diagnostics...

Flexco will introduce Novitool Amigo, a splice press for monolithic belts at AllPack Indonesia in Jakarta from October 21 to 24, 2014. The system is...

Globally, consumers spent US$374 billion on snack foods annually between 2013 and 2014, a year-over-year increase of 2%, according to a Nielsen report. While Europe...

CP Kelco has opened a Commercial Office and Innovation Center in Mumbai, India. "The new facility in Mumbai enables us to better serve and collaborate...

The Hershey Company has completed the initial closing and acquired an 80% stake in Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock Co., Ltd. (SGM), a...

GEA will build Fonterra's next large milk powder plant in Lichfield, New Zealand. With an output capacity of 30 tons per hour, this plant...

Quaker Oats, a division of PepsiCo, has launched Quaker Instant Oats Caldo, a range of instant porridge products across the Philippines. Quaker Instant Oats Caldo...